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Explainer: What is RSV and why is it making so many people sick this winter?
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RNZ | Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa
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Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is currently causing more hospitalizations in New Zealand than Covid-19 or influenza, prompting health experts to call for a national childhood vaccination program. The virus, which is particularly dangerous for children and the elderly, is currently peaking during the winter months.
Explainer: RSV may not quite have the name recognition that influenza and Covid do, but it's actually causing more winter illness.
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